1Department of Entomology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar - 751 030, Odisha, India, E-mail: swoyamsingh@soa.ac.in
2Department of Biotechnology, Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai - 600 119, Tamil Nadu, India, E-mail: jayashree.biotech@sathyabama.ac.in
3Krishna Institute of Science and Technology, Krishna Vishwa Vidyapeeth “Deemed to be University”, Karad, Satara - 415 539, Maharashtra, India, E-mail: ashwiniawtade11@gmail.com
4Department of Applied Sciences, CT University, Ludhiana - 142 024, Punjab, India, E-mail: tandonnitin12004@gmail.com
Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, Noida International University, Greater Noida, Gautam Budhha Nagar - 201 310, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding authors' E-mail: vc@niu.edu.in
Online published on 26 September, 2025.
Understanding how key insect pests have evolved over time and what it implies for the future of agriculture depends on knowing about their past of existence. Advanced genomic techniques are applied in this work to investigate the evolutionary background of important insect pests. It examines their population changes throughout time as well as their evolving traits. This study provide population genetic research and next generation sequencing-based evolutionary relationships between many pest taxa. Case studies of insects such as the cotton bollworm and the Asian tiger mosquito reveal how genetic diversity shapes population structure and resistance of organisms.
Adaptation, Agriculture, Diversity, Evolution genetics, Genomics, Insect, Management, Pests, Phylogenetics, Population, Resistance, Sequencing
